Window scaffold or seat



Feb. 9 1926.

U. A. CARR WINDOW SGAFFOLD OR SEAT I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 9, 1925 u. A. CARR.

WINDOW SCAFF'OLD OR SEAT Filed March 9, 1925 Feb. 9 1926.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

URIEL ARTEMUS CARR, F WARREN, OHIO.

WINDOW SCAFFOLD 0R SEAT.

Application filed March 9, 1925.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, URIEL A. CARR, a citizen of the United States, residing at vi arren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Window Scaffold or Seat, of which the following is a ,s eeificati'on-- 4 y The present invention relates to a window scaffold for use in washing or otherwise cleaning windows, and aims to provide a novel and improved devicepf this character which can be arranged upon the outside of a window andbe efficiently attached to the frame thereof to permit the convenient washing or cleaning of the window.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a scaffold arranged in the form 'of a seat, said scaffold having a pair of arms attached thereto for engaging the facing strips of a window frame, said arms having portions thereof rounded for eliminating a sharp or pointed contact with the window frame when the device is applied to window frames of various thicknesses, said arms also having their contacting sides provided with a layer of soft material for preventing marring or disfiguring of the facing strips.

A further object of the invention is to provide a scaffold constructed in the form of a window seat having a back support pivotally connected thereto and arranged for supporting the back of the user when the device is in use, and also arranged for swinging on its pivot in order that the device may be folded into a compact form when not in use.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a window scaffold or seat of the kind indicated, which is simple and substantial in construction, which can be manufactured economically, and which will be thoroughly efficient and practical in use.

I With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparentas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention i The invention 'is illustrated in the accomgpanylng drawings, wherein:

'Figur .l is .a perspective view of my Serial No. 14,244.

improved device, showing the same applied to a window frame,

Figure 2 is a vertical section through my improved device and window frame,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device, showing the same in a folded or inoperative position,

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken on line 1-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is also a vertical section taken on. line 55. of F igure 2, looking in the opposite direction from that shown in Figure 4:, and

Figure 6 is a vertical section through one of the supporting arms, as shown by the line 66 in Figure 4-.

In carrying out the invention, the numerals 10 and 11 indicate a pair of supporting beams arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other, constructed of wood or like material, and each having a portion thereof on opposite or outer sides cut away, as at 12, for receiving metallic extension strips 13 and 14 carried by the arms 15 and 16, which are arranged for engaging the window frame. The upper horizontal edges of the beams 10 and 11 are notched, as at 17, for receiving the opposite ends of the cross strips 18, which form the seat of my improved scaffold, said strips being secured in such notches by means of screws 19, or other securing elements.

On the opposite ends of the beams 10 and 11 from whichthe arms 15 and 16 extend are provided a pair of hinges 20 and 21 for pivotally connecting a back rest to said beams. The back rest is constructed of upright members 23, the terminals of which are notched, as at 24, for engaging like 9 nection with the ends of the back support and the sides of the beams 10 and 11. It can be seen that the pivotally connected arms 26 will form means for limiting rearward movement, of the back supporting member 22 when in an operative position, and will permit the folding of the back support. toia position in close proximity to the slats 18 forming the seatof thescaf- -most portion-ofthe scaifold.

fold. Attached to one end of the back support is a hook 27 for engaging in an eye 28 carried by the beam 11 when the back support is in a folded position.

rlrranged in the beams 10 and 11 and the extensions 13 and 14 of the arms 15 and 16 are provided openings 29 through which extend the opposite ends of supporting bars 30, said bars having the portions thereof extending through said beams and extensions threaded for receiving a pair of nuts 31 and at each end thereof for engaging the opposite siees of the beams and extension members in order that said bars may be rigidly secured to said members to prevent relative movement of one beam and extension with relation to the other beam and extension.

The arms 15 and 16 extend lightly up ward and towards each other as they project from the extensions 13 and 14, and have large plates 83 and 3d formed on their terminals arranged at right angles thereto for engaging the facing strips on the inner sides of window frames. By inclining the arms upwardly the same will conform to the general incline of various window sills and rest thereupon, whilethe extending of the arms inwardly 'towads each other permits a wider seat to be positioned on the outside of the window frame. The upper ends of the plates 33 and 34- are curved or rounded as at 35, away from the facing strips of the window frame, in order to eliminate a sharp or point contact thereof with the facing strips, which would tend to mar the same, as the strain is placed upon the upper ends of the plates 83 and Set when a weight is supported upon the seat of the scaffold. Positioned on the sides of the plates and 3 1 that contact with the facing strips are layers of yieldable material 86, such as rubber or the like, which are tecured to said plates by the passing of short screws 37 through saidplates and into metallic members 38 embedded in saidso'ft material 36.

Arranged upon the outer sides'of the arms 15 and 16 are layers of material 39 similar to that positioned upon the plates 33 and el, which may be secured to said arms in a manner similar to that for securing the layers to the plates 33 and Attached to the outer end of one of the beams 10 or '11 is one end of a chain 10 having an eye 41 carried by its free end for engaging in a hook 42 secured inthe window frame, said hook being positioned above the point where my improved sea-field is adapted to lie so that thechaindO will support any unduestra-inapplied upon the outen rer m a y mip n ed S tch-. r window seat is extended through the window with theba'ck-support in a .fo d -1 sition until th -plate and car-ried lejy the arms 15 and 16 engage the facing strips of the window frame. lVhile in this position, the back support is moved to an upright or operative position and the ring 41 carried by the chain 10 is engaged over the hook 12 carried by the window frame which arranges my improved device ready for use in supporting the weight of a person washing or otherwise cleaning the window. By referring to Figure 2 which illustrates my device in an operative position, it will be noted that the weight of a person on the scaffold willtend to rock the same so that the upper portions of the plates 33 and 34 contact with the facing strips. In order to prevent marring or disfiguring of the facin g strips, I have curved the upper ends of thepla-tes 33 and-34c and have provided a layer of soft, yieldable material on said plates, which will also tend to eliminate upward sliding movement of the plates on the facing strips. I

\Vhen it is desired to remove the scaffold or window seat from the window frame, the back support 22 is folded uponthe seat poi tion of the scaffold and the chain 10 dis connected from the hook 42 carriedv by the window frame, which will permit the device to be drawn inwardly through the window frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A. device of the character described adapted to be supported on a window frame, comprising a pair of spaced beams having longitudinal grooves provided therein, a pair of arms having right angularly bent portions for engaging the facing strips of a window frame, extension members carried by said arms and received in said longitudinal grooves formed in said beams, aseries of bars having their opposite ends extending through said beams and extension member's, means upon said bars for holding said extension members in saidgroovesformed in said beams, cross strips having their opposite ends attached to said beams for forming a platform, and a back support hingedly connected to said beams.

2. A device of the character described adapted to be supported on a window frame, comprising a pair of parallel spaced beams each having a longitudinal groove formed in the outer side thereof, arms having right angularly bent portions for engaging the facing strips of. a. window frame, extension members carried by said arms and received in: said grooves formed in saidbeams, cross bars having the opposite ends thereof ex tending through said beams. and extension members, said bars having theopposite ends thereof threaded, a pair of nuts arranged upon'each end .of ,each :bar. for .engagiing said er to oves bea -ms and extension v ne nbe us in ord member reptiles.

formed in said beams, said right angularly bent portions of said arms having the upper ends thereof bent away from the Window frame in order to present a rounding upper surface thereof for contacting with the Window frame, cross strips having the opposite ends thereof attached to the beams for f0rming a plat-form, a back support hingedly connected to said beams, pivotally connected arms for limiting the rearward movement 10 of said back rest, and a flexible member attached to the outer end of one of the beams and adapted to be connected to the Window frame.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature.

URIEL ARTEMUS CARR. 

